Addiction
‘The proudest day of my life’: Former Big Issue vendor opens new furniture shop with Jay Blades

‘The proudest day of my life’: Former Big Issue vendor opens new furniture shop with Jay Blades
BBC presenter Jay Blades and Big Issue vendor turned furniture restorer Steve Wyatt joined forces to open the first Jay & Co store in Poole.
The real Repair Shop: Jay Blades and former vendor Steve’s new restoration venture

The real Repair Shop: Jay Blades and former vendor Steve’s new restoration venture
The Repair Shop’s Jay Blades and former Big Issue vendor Steve Wyatt go way back. Now they are opening a shop together. They tell us how bringing the best out of furniture has brought the best out in each other
A reader writes: gambling companies target the most vulnerable

A reader writes: gambling companies target the most vulnerable
The saturation of gambling shops in the UK are deliberately geared towards poorer communities, says Mike Hobbins
Why I spent the festive period giving food to people living on the streets of Manchester
Why I spent the festive period giving food to people living on the streets of Manchester
I’ve spent Christmas in prison and on the street – finding recovery saved my life
I’ve spent Christmas in prison and on the street – finding recovery saved my life
Qatar World Cup: Experts share how to spot the warning signs of gambling addiction

Qatar World Cup: Experts share how to spot the warning signs of gambling addiction
I’m an NHS psychiatrist – this is my advice to football fans who gamble during the World Cup

I’m an NHS psychiatrist – this is my advice to football fans who gamble during the World Cup
Alcoholism gave me two heart attacks and liver disease – but since finding recovery I’m fitter than ever

Alcoholism gave me two heart attacks and liver disease – but since finding recovery I’m fitter than ever
UK organisations still taking millions from Sackler family as museums rush to cut ties over opioid crisis

UK organisations still taking millions from Sackler family as museums rush to cut ties over opioid crisis
How graffiti artist Opake overcame addiction and homelessness and is now changing lives

How graffiti artist Opake overcame addiction and homelessness and is now changing lives
Meet the former gambling addicts fighting to get betting ads kicked out of football

Meet the former gambling addicts fighting to get betting ads kicked out of football
Experts share the tips you need to successfully complete Dry January

Experts share the tips you need to successfully complete Dry January
The Big Issue vendor who became London’s happiest bus driver is now bringing drinking water to Africa

The Big Issue vendor who became London’s happiest bus driver is now bringing drinking water to Africa
Secret Drug Addict: ‘Lockdown has been on another level’

Secret Drug Addict: ‘Lockdown has been on another level’
How do you get through social isolation when you’re an alcoholic?

How do you get through social isolation when you’re an alcoholic?
Russell Brand: Redemption, recovery and the Big Issue of addiction

Russell Brand: Redemption, recovery and the Big Issue of addiction
Mark Dempster: Let me use my experiences to help you through addiction
